These Animal-Themed Baby Names Are Even Cuter Than You'd Imagine

Monica Beyer is a mom of four and has been writing professionally since 2000, when her first book, Baby Talk, was published. Her main area of interest is attachment parenting and all that goes with it, including breastfeeding, co-sleepin...

If you love animals, baby names inspired by your favorite creatures are totally for you

Having a baby come into your life fills you with a love you never knew before, but for many of us, our first love is for animals — which makes baby names that translate to one of our favorite creatures in another language totally appropriate. We're not advocating that you name your baby Puppy or Kitty Cat (though we're totally cool with it if you do), but instead we love the idea of bestowing a name on your child that means "little wolf" or "tiger" instead.

For centuries, civilizations have looked to animals both domestic and wild for baby names, and it’s a beautiful way to pass on our love for our beast friends with either an animal-themed first name or a middle name. The bonus? So many of these names are totally adorable.